Conference Agenda
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
8:15 a.m.
Report Overview
Speaker
Peter Matutat
Partner and National Leader, Emerging Company Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
9:00 a.m.
Working with your VC — building a relationship from the ground up
What makes a VC relationship work? This session will explore the story of RuggedCom and their relationship with their VCs, from early beginnings to their eventual IPO and life post-IPO. Marzio Pozzuoli, President and CEO of RuggedCom and the VC, Scott MacDonald, Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures will discuss and debate the value-add they brought to the table, the exit strategy decision, and the exciting challenges they encountered along the way.
Moderator
Susan Allen
Partner and GTA Leader, Technology, InfoComm, Entertainment and Media Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Speakers
Marzio Pozzuoli
President and CEO, Ruggedcom
Scott MacDonald
Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures
10:15 a.m.
Networking Intermission
10:45 a.m.
Break-out Sessions
- The Interactive Boardroom: Lessons learned from the trenches
This interactive forum allows CEOs to ask questions, share experiences and discuss strategic, operational and growth issues with their peers and experienced CEOs.
Moderator
Ben Kaak
Chief Financial Officer, KIK Corp.
Speakers
Mike Gittings
Vice President, Marketing, Fresco Microchip
Bernard Anzarouth
Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions, Constellation Software
Ken Gordon
Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
- Channel Workshop: Make your channel work for you
Each year our survey respondents report they are dissatisfied with the effectiveness of their sales channel partnerships. In this session you will learn from our panel of industry experts how to choose, manage, and effectively profit from your partners.
Moderator
Bruce Lazenby
Canadian Regional Director, Corum Group
Speakers
David Nyland
President and CEO, Blueprint Software
Peter Smith
Managing Partner, The Meaford Group
- SR&ED: R&D Tax Credits — Recent changes and best practices
The panel will explore challenges of conducting and tracking R&D in emerging technology companies; best practices for building your SR&ED tax credit claims; the current view of the Canada Revenue Agency on the SR&ED matters and the latest from the 2008 federal budget on the improvements to the SR&ED program.
Moderator
Vik Sachdev
Leader, SR&ED Tax Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Speakers
Mel Machado
Associate Partner, Tax Services, SR&ED Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Elizabeth Koopman
Assistant Director, Toronto West Tax Centre
Greg McIntosh
President and CFO, Cyence International
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SR&ED: R&D Tax Credits — Recent changes and best practices
Vik Sachdev
Leader, SR&ED Tax Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Mel Machado
Associate Partner, Tax Services, SR&ED Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Elizabeth Koopman
Assistant Director, Toronto West Tax Centre
Greg McIntosh
President and CFO, Cyence International
May 13, 2008
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12:00 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch Keynote
PlateSpin is a leader in workload management solutions for data centres using virtualization software. PlateSpin was sold to Novell Inc. in March 2008 for $205 million. Stephen will provide insights into the virtualization trend and share how he "connected his vision to reality".
Speaker
Stephen Pollack
Founder and CEO, PlateSpin Ltd.
1:45 p.m.
Valuations for Canadian Software Companies
Richard Tse is one of Canada's leading software analysts and is rated #1 by both Brendan Wood International Equity and Greenwich Associates. Richard and Stuart Lombard, President and CEO of Avaning Inc., will provide the latest information on current valuations for Canadian software companies.
Speakers
Stuart Lombard
President and CEO, Avaning Inc.
Richard Tse
Senior Equity Research Analyst, National Bank Financial
2:45 p.m.
Intellectual Property Advice for Emerging Companies
This seminar will focus on the need for companies to develop and implement a more focused IP strategy, which identifies the IP assets of the company, confirms their respective roles in the business, and sets out a strategy to protect, maintain and grow the IP portfolio over time as the company matures. John Beardwood (Information Technology Group) of the national law firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP will provide insights into how companies can achieve their business objectives through the development and implementation of an effective IP strategy.
Speakers
John Beardwood
Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Mark Penner
Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
3:30 p.m.
Networking Intermission
3:45 p.m.
Keynote Address
Speaker
Dave Caputo
President and CEO, Sandvine Corporation
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Keynote Address
Dave Caputo
President and CEO, Sandvine Corporation
May 13, 2008
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4:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
